This is a season of redemption. This is a season to welcome back old friends. This is an era of good feelings.
This is If You Want My Bocce 2008!
For our first game of the season we had a tough assignment - the Old Dirty Barristers, the reigning champions.
This was the third time we had started a season against them. We lost to them to begin Fall '07 as well as Summer '06. Would Spring '08 be any different?
At first, it didn't seem likely.
We quickly were down 5-0.
But then Team Rod started to come back.
Jim and Dani started it with two points with some nice rolling.
Down 5-2, Sweet Touch started things off well with an excellent first roll. ODB took four rolls to get closer. But closer they got. Right on the damn pallino.
No matter, Beth knows that Rod likes it nice and hard so that is what she did. With a precision shot, she knocked out ODB's ball to give us two points. It was an unbelievable shot.
Jim and Dani gave us another point to tie it and we were on our way to victory!
Down 6-5, Dani pinned them deep with an amazing roll. Tied at 6 in the same frame, Jim put them away with a lovely shot deep.
In Game 2, we fell behind 4-2. No matter, SHR, Dave, Mitch, and I had a plan for victory. We chipped away. Soon it was 4-3. Then it was 5-4 us. Then 6-4.
Mitch and I had the opportunity to put the hammer down. Unfortunately, we didn't quite do that. No matter. ODB helped us out. With a chance to win, not only could they not add to their point with any of their remaining balls, they knocked theirs out with their last ball to give Rod the win. As we all know - some guys have all the luck.
Team Rod!
Hooray for everybody! I can't wait for our next game - maybe Floyd will actually turn on the heat so our Rod hands aren't so darn cold.
Check out the video. Not my best work considering I missed Beth's amazing Game 1 shot as well as the last shot of the match. Oh well. There's some Ms. Pac Man footage instead.
And while you're at it, this Rod approved jam is dedicated to our returning members, Beth and Jim. Welcome back.
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2 comments:
nice soundtrack!
Did you know that Horshack was played by a fella named Ron Palillo? Palillo basically = Pallino!
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